Editing Smokey Robinson (section)

==Awards and accolades==
[[Image:Zubin Mehta laughs with singers Dolly Parton and William Smokey Robinson during a reception for the Kennedy Center honorees.jpg|thumb|300px|Conductor [[Zubin Mehta]] with singers [[Dolly Parton]] and Robinson during a reception for the [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center honorees]] in the [[East Room]] of the [[White House]], December 3, 2006]]

On February 22, 1983, Smokey was awarded an individual star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.walkoffame.com/smokey-robinson| title=Smokey Robinson| website=Hollywood Walk of Fame| date=October 25, 2019| access-date=April 20, 2020}}</ref>
Four years later, in 1987, Robinson was inducted to the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]]. Robinson's single "[[Just to See Her]]" from the ''[[One Heartbeat (album)|One Heartbeat]]'' album was awarded the 1988 [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance]]. This was Robinson's first Grammy Award.<ref name=":0" /> One year later, in 1989, he was inducted to the [[Songwriter's Hall of Fame]]

In 1993, Robinson was awarded a medal at the [[National Medal of Arts]]. Two years before, he won the Heritage Award at the [[Soul Train Music Awards]]. In 2005, Robinson was voted into the Michigan Rock and Roll Legends Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.michiganrockandrolllegends.com/mrrl-hall-of-fame/79-smokey-robinson| website=Michigan Rock and Roll Legends| title=Smokey Robinson| access-date=October 2, 2019}}</ref> At its 138th [[Graduation|Commencement]] Convocation in May 2006, [[Howard University]] conferred on Robinson the degree of [[Doctorate|Doctor]] of Music, ''[[Honorary degree|honoris causa]]''. In December 2006 Robinson was one of five [[Kennedy Center]] honorees, along with [[Dolly Parton]], [[Zubin Mehta]], [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]].

On March 20, 2009, [[the Miracles]] were finally honored as a ''group'' with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Smokey was present with original Miracles members [[Bobby Rogers]], [[Warren "Pete" Moore|Pete Moore]], (Bobby's cousin) [[Claudette Rogers]], and Gloria White, accepting for her husband, the late [[Ronnie White]], whose daughter Pamela and granddaughter Maya were there representing him as well. Smokey's replacement, 1970s Miracles lead singer [[Billy Griffin]], was also honored.<ref name="Ella Award Special Events">{{cite web| url=http://www.singers.org/special-events/| title=Ella Award Special Events| date=February 12, 2011| access-date=May 10, 2015| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514064028/http://www.singers.org/special-events/| archive-date=May 14, 2015}}</ref>

Controversially, original Miracle [[Marv Tarplin]] was not honored, against the wishes of his fellow Miracles and the group's fans, who felt that he should have also been there to share the honor.
Later, Tarplin did receive his star. He was also inducted with the rest of the original Miracles, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore, Ronnie White, and Claudette Robinson, into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2012, 25 years after Robinson's controversial solo induction in 1987. He was also awarded [[Society of Singers|Society of Singers Lifetime Achievement Award]] in 2011.<ref name="Ella Award Special Events"/>

In 2009, Robinson received an honorary doctorate degree—along with [[Linda Ronstadt]]—and gave a commencement speech at [[Berklee College of Music]]'s commencement ceremony. In 2015, he was given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2016, Robinson received the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song; and, on August 21, 2016, he was inducted into the  National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in his hometown of Detroit.

In 2019, he received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by Awards Council members [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Peter Gabriel]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement| website=[[American Academy of Achievement]]| url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=2019 Summit Highlights Photo: Roger Daltrey, the lead singer of The Who, greets a friend and fellow honoree, Motown legend Smokey Robinson| website=Academy of Achievement| url=https://achievement.org/summit/2019/}}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Robinson at No. 23 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=January 1, 2023|title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/smokey-robinson-5-1234643174/|access-date=October 4, 2023|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>